**A collection of vibrant and incisive short stories depicting the
sometimes humorous, but more often tragic interactions between Black
people and white people in America in the 1920s and '30s.
**
One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance,
Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but these stories showcase
his talent as a lively storyteller. His work blends elements of blues
and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom.
Stories included in this collection:
"Cora Unashamed"
"Slave on the Block"
"Home"
"Passing"
"A Good Job Gone"
"Rejuvenation Through Joy"
"The Blues I'm Playing"
"Red-Headed Baby"
"Poor Little Black Fellow"
"Little Dog"
"Berry"
"Mother and Child"
"One Christmas Eve"
"Father and Son"